Ottawa County, Michigan

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Ottawa County Michigan (Class A) BFRO

November 2002

I was coming home from a school function around 9:00 in the evening on a thursday, down (edited) street. Shortly after passing (edited) the car in front of me began to slow down, and I thought they were going to turn, but they did not signal. They then came to a complete stop and I was slowly coming up behind them. Something then crossed the road. At first I thought it was deer, not giving it much thought, but then I realized it was probably a good four feet taller than the mid-size car in front of me. Another one followed not too far behind the first. They were very large, barrel chested, like a gorrilla walking like a human. They sort of marched, lifting their knees higher than a person would when they walked. They did not seem at all frightened by the running cars with bright lights, they didn't even look towards the cars. I couldn't see their color or texture because of the darkness, and they were definitely not human. The car in front of me took off quickly, and I drove past a li...

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Ottawa County Michigan (Class B) BFRO

Mother and son find footprints in woods near Nunica

We live in Ottawa County. Got 10 acreas here. When we first moved in I took my son out back. Well I found some unusal tracks. I could smell something that the smell almost made me sick. I could hea...

July 1994

Pecos County Texas (Class A) BFRO

Two brothers have early morning encounter

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January 1972

Union County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Home owner gets a good look at his frequent visitor one night near Jonesboro

My pitbull was barking in terror. I went out to check on him and shone my light just on the other side of the fence I put up around the orchard and he was standing there clear as day staring at the do...

November 2015

Pike County Missouri (Class A) BFRO

A man gathering firewood for his campsite with his ATV encounters a large ape-like animal in a creek bed

I was camping with a friend in early spring. There was a storm coming in and all the animals were stirred up. We almost hit several deer that were crossing the road. One deer jumped out and almost lan...

January 1991

Del Norte County California (Class A) BFRO

While looking out of her livingroom window when she was a child she saw a dark brown creature walk between two trees

This is my story; not very many people believe this. When I was about 5 yrs old we lived in Hiouchi, Ca (1983). One day in the fall, I was staring out my living room window (it faced the woods), an...

January 1983

Park County Colorado (Class A) BFRO

Hikers observe animal crouched next to a pond in the Lost Creek Wilderness Area.

Creature was near a pond, initially bent over he caught sight of us after about 45 seconds of us observing him from about a 45 degree angle looking down and back about 100-150 feet. At first we though...

April 1972

Humboldt County California (Class A) BFRO

Creature observed scratching.

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August 1999

Lauderdale County Tennessee (Class A) BFRO

Motorists view 7' bi-pedal creature cross Hwy 88W in Hailspoint Bottoms, near Halls.

My husband, my brother-in-law, and I were riding down towards the Miss. river about 8:30 p.m. that night. We were in a car, my husband was driving and I was sitting in the middle, my brother-in-law si...

May 1992

Henderson County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Motorist has twilight sighting south of Oquawka

I seen a big harry figure standing in the shallow creek. I was in my truck as I approached this creature. I shut my truck off and watched this thing. I then heard a loud deep roar from the other side ...

May 2012